خَمْرwine الْغُرُوْرarrogance بِكover you اسْتَبَدّاhas taken hold
خَمْر الْغُرُوْر بِك اسْتَبَدّا
لاno يَابْنO son of (دَيّانDayan) رُوَيْدَاhold back
لا يَابْن (دَيّان) رُوَيْدَا
The wine of arrogance has taken hold of you.
The wine of arrogance has possessed your soul,
No, son of Dayan—hold back!
No, son of Dayan! Hold your pace,
لايَهْنّكmay it not gladden you الْنَّصْرvictory الْخَسِيسbase
لايَهْنّك الْنَّصْر الْخَسِيس
وَمَاand what كَسَبَتyou gained الْيَوْمtoday كَيْداthrough scheming
وَمَا كَسَبَت الْيَوْم كَيْدا
May the base victory bring you no joy,
Take no joy in this vile, cheap victory,
nor what you gained today through scheming.
Nor in what your plotting has gained today.
الْمَجْدglory بِالْنَصْرthrough victory الأصَيَلgenuine
الْمَجْد بِالْنَصْر الأصَيَل
وَلَيْسand is not مَاwhat أَحْرَزْتyou achieved مَجْدَاglory
وَلَيْس مَا أَحْرَزْت مَجْدَا
Glory comes through genuine victory,
True glory belongs to honorable triumph,
and what you achieved is no glory.
And what you have seized is no glory at all.
بِالْغَدْرthrough treachery أنْتyou كَسَبتهyou gained it
بِالْغَدْر أنْت كَسَبته
وَالْغَرْبand the West كَانwas لَهfor it مُعَدّاprepared
وَالْغَرْب كَان لَه مُعَدّا
You won it through treachery,
Through treachery alone did you acquire it,
and the West stood ready for it.
While the West prepared the way for you.
الْغَرْبthe West دُبُرَهplanned it وَأَنْتand you
الْغَرْب دُبُرَه وَأَنْت
بِرَكْبِهin its train قَدalready سِرْتyou marched عَبْدِاas a slave
بِرَكْبِه قَد سِرْت عَبْدِا
The West planned it, and you
The West masterminded it, while you,
had marched in its train as a slave.
Marched in its procession like a slave.
لاno يَابْنO son of صِهْيَوْنZion الْجَبَانcowardly
لا يَابْن صِهْيَوْن الْجَبَان
خَسِئْتmay you be abased أمَالاhopes وَقَصْدَاand purpose
خَسِئْت أمَالا وَقَصْدَا
No, cowardly son of Zion,
No, O cowardly son of Zion,
may you be abased in your hopes and aims!
Despicable are your hopes and your intent.
الْنَّصْرvictory فِيin وَضَحthe brightness of الْنَّهَارdaylight
الْنَّصْر فِي وَضَح الْنَّهَار
إِذَاwhen لَقِيْتyou meet عِدَاكyour enemies فَرْداalone
إِذَا لَقِيْت عِدَاك فَرْدا
Victory comes in broad daylight,
Victory belongs in the broad light of day,
when you face your enemies alone—
When you meet your foe face to face, alone.
لاnot مايُدَبّرwhat is plotted فِيin الْظَّلامdarkness
لا مايُدَبّر فِي الْظَّلام
تامِراthrough conspiracy وَيَنَالand is won حِقْدَاthrough spite
تامِرا وَيَنَال حِقْدَا
not what is plotted in darkness,
Not in what is plotted within the shadows,
through conspiracy, and won through spite.
Conspiring to harvest nothing but malice.
وَيَخِطْهand plots it الْبَغْيaggression الْحَقُودspiteful
وَيَخِطْه الْبَغْي الْحَقُود
وَكَمand how many مُؤَامَرَةconspiracies أَعِدَّاit prepared؟
وَكَم مُؤَامَرَة أَعِدَّا؟
Spiteful aggression plots it—
Woven by hateful tyranny,
and how many conspiracies has it prepared?
How many conspiracies have been prepared?
وَبَدَتand appeared فَضَائِحَهits scandals تَلُوْحcome into view
وَبَدَت فَضَائِحَه تَلُوْح
عَلَىbefore الْوَرَىhumankind بَنْدَاan item فَبَنَداthen another item
عَلَى الْوَرَى بَنْدَا فَبَنَدا
And its scandals have come into view,
Its scandals have begun to loom,
before humankind, item after item.
Revealed to the world, item by item.
تِلْكthose الَّتِيwhich أُضَحِّىhas become (likely intended) لَهَاbecause of them
تِلْك الَّتِي أُضَحِّى لَهَا
وَجْهthe face of الْضَّمِيْرconscience الْحُرfree يُنْدِىgrows damp
وَجْه الْضَّمِيْر الْحُر يُنْدِى
Those before which
For this, sacrifices were made,
the face of a free conscience has grown damp.
Making the face of free conscience sweat with shame.
أَيْنwhere الْعَدَالَةjustice ؟يَاترَىI wonder
أَيْن الْعَدَالَة ؟يَاترَى
وَمَبَادِئand principles of الْأَخْلاقmorality تَرْدِىfall into ruin؟
وَمَبَادِئ الْأَخْلاق تَرْدِى؟
Where is justice, I wonder,
Where is justice, I wonder?
while moral principles fall into ruin?
While moral principles perish and fall?
أَيْنwhere الْسَّلامpeace ؟؟وَأَيْنand where صَوْتthe voice of شُعُوْبِهits peoples
أَيْن الْسَّلام ؟؟وَأَيْن صَوْت شُعُوْبِه
وَفْدَاa delegation فَوَفْداthen another delegation؟
وَفْدَا فَوَفْدا؟
Where is peace, and where is the voice of its peoples,
Where is peace? And where is the voice of its people,
delegation after delegation?
Coming delegation after delegation?
أَيْنwhere الْضَّمِيْرthe conscience الْعَالَمِيglobal؟
أَيْن الْضَّمِيْر الْعَالَمِي؟
تَرَىdo you think أَغِيْبhas it vanished? أَمor تَرْدِىfallen into ruin؟
تَرَى أَغِيْب أَم تَرْدِى؟
Where is the world's conscience?
Where is the conscience of the world?
Do you think it has vanished, or fallen into ruin?
Is it absent, or has it utterly decayed?
يَاهَيِّئَةO organization of الاممthe nations احَزْمّيbe resolute
يَاهَيِّئَة الامم احَزْمّي
فيin الأمرthe matter ضَاقhas worn thin الْصَّبْرpatience جُهْدَاunder strain!!
في الأمر ضَاق الْصَّبْر جُهْدَا!!
O United Nations, be resolute
O United Nations, take a firm stand!
in this matter—patience has worn thin under strain!
For in this matter, patience is exhausted!
يَاO كِلevery مَحَكمَّةcourt لِدَفْعto repel الْظُّلْمinjustice
يَا كِل مَحَكمَّة لِدَفْع الْظُّلْم
صَبِيpour down الْيَوْمtoday رَعْدَاthunder
صَبِي الْيَوْم رَعْدَا
O every court that repels injustice,
O every court built to repel injustice,
pour down thunder today!
Pour down your thunder this very day.
صَبِيpour down جَحِيْمan inferno of صَوَاعِقthunderbolts
صَبِي جَحِيْم صَوَاعِق
وَضِعَيand set لِهَذَاfor this الْبَغْيaggression حَدَّاa limit
وَضِعَي لِهَذَا الْبَغْي حَدَّا
Pour down an inferno of thunderbolts,
Pour down a hell of lightning bolts,
and put an end to this aggression.
And put an end to this transgression.
يَاO كِلevery سَيْفsword لِلْعَدَالَةfor justice ثُرrise
يَا كِل سَيْف لِلْعَدَالَة ثُر
وَمَزَّقand tear عَنْكfrom yourself غَمْدَاa sheath
وَمَزَّق عَنْك غَمْدَا
O every sword of justice, rise!
O every sword of justice, rise up!
And tear off your sheath!
And tear the scabbard from your blade.
أَيَضِيعis it to be lost? حَقthe right of شُعُوْبَنَاour peoples
أَيَضِيع حَق شُعُوْبَنَا
وَالْحَقand the truth وَضَّاحِاplainly تُبْدِىyou reveal؟
وَالْحَق وَضَّاحِا تُبْدِى؟
Is the right of our peoples to be lost,
Shall the rights of our people be lost,
while you reveal the truth so plainly?
While the truth shines so clearly revealed?
أَشَرِيعَةis the law of...? الْعَدْلjustice الْمُقَدَّسsacred
أَشَرِيعَة الْعَدْل الْمُقَدَّس
تَسْتَبِيis taken captive عَرَضَاas a commodity وَتَهْدِىand is given away؟
تَسْتَبِي عَرَضَا وَتَهْدِى؟
Is the law of sacred justice
O sacred law of justice,
taken captive as a commodity and given away,
Can honor be violated and destroyed under your watch?
وَتَدُوْسُهَاand trample it أَقْدَامthe feet of الْطُغَاةtyrants
وَتَدُوْسُهَا أَقْدَام الْطُغَاة
ولأand not تُرَىare seen عَوْنَاhelp وَجُنْدَاand troops؟
ولأ تُرَى عَوْنَا وَجُنْدَا؟
and trampled by the feet of tyrants,
While the feet of tyrants trample it down,
with no help or troops in sight?
And no aid or legions are seen to help?
أِكَرَامَةis the dignity of...? الإنْسَانthe human being تُهْدَرsquandered
أِكَرَامَة الإنْسَان تُهْدَر
وَالْحُقُوْقand rights تَضِيْعare lost عَمْداdeliberately؟
وَالْحُقُوْق تَضِيْع عَمْدا؟
Is human dignity squandered,
Is human dignity to be squandered,
and are rights lost deliberately?
And rights willfully cast away?
أquestion marker َيُكَافَأis rewarded الْعُدْوَانaggression وَالْمَجْنِيand the wronged person عَلَيْهagainst him
أ َيُكَافَأ الْعُدْوَان وَالْمَجْنِي عَلَيْه
يُسَامis subjected to طَرْداexpulsion؟
يُسَام طَرْدا؟
Is aggression rewarded, while the victim
Is aggression rewarded, while the victim
is subjected to expulsion?
Is subjected to exile and expulsion?
مُاwhat لأَبْرِيَاءfor innocents يُشَرَّدُونare displaced
مُا لأَبْرِيَاء يُشَرَّدُون
وَيَقْتُلُوْنand are killed أُسّىgrief وَوَجَدَاand anguish؟
وَيَقْتُلُوْن أُسّى وَوَجَدَا؟
What of the innocent, driven from their homes
The innocent are driven from their homes,
and killed amid grief and anguish?
Dying of sorrow and agonizing grief.
الْقُوَّةforce الْعَمْيَاءblind جَاوَزْتhas exceeded الْمَدِّىthe limit
الْقُوَّة الْعَمْيَاء جَاوَزْت الْمَدِّى
بَغْياin aggression وَكَيْدَاand scheming
بَغْيا وَكَيْدَا
Blind force has exceeded the limit,
Blind force has crossed every limit,
in aggression and scheming.
In its tyranny and malicious plotting.
وَغُرُوْرand the arrogance of صِهْيَوْنZion تَمَادِىhas gone too far
وَغُرُوْر صِهْيَوْن تَمَادِى
وَالضَّلألand delusion لَنَاagainst us تَحَدِّىhas challenged
وَالضَّلأل لَنَا تَحَدِّى
And Zion's arrogance has gone too far,
The arrogance of Zion has gone too far,
and delusion has challenged us.
Casting its deception as a challenge to us.
دَاسit trampled الْكَرَامَةdignity وَالْسَّلامand peace
دَاس الْكَرَامَة وَالْسَّلام
وَصَارand became للأto the دْيَانreligions ضِدّاan enemy
وَصَار للأ دْيَان ضِدّا
It trampled dignity and peace,
It has trampled upon dignity and peace,
and became an enemy of religions.
And become an enemy to all faiths.
جَارencroached الْيَهُوْدthe Jews عَلَىupon الْحُدُوْدthe borders
جَار الْيَهُوْد عَلَى الْحُدُوْد
وَكَمand how many جَنَوْاthey committed إِثْماsin وَإِدَاand an atrocity؟
وَكَم جَنَوْا إِثْما وَإِدَا؟
The Jews encroached on the borders,
The Jews have transgressed upon the borders,
and how many sins and atrocities have they committed?
How much sin and calamity have they reaped?
بِلْفُورBalfour وَعْدَكyour promise فِيin الْجَحِيْمhell
بِلْفُور وَعْدَك فِي الْجَحِيْم
لِكُلfor everyone مَنwhom أَعْطَيْتyou gave وَعْدَاa promise..!!
لِكُل مَن أَعْطَيْت وَعْدَا..!!
Balfour, your promise is in hell,
Balfour, may your promise burn in hell,
for all to whom you gave a promise!
Along with everyone to whom you gave your word!!